Mahjong Forest vs HexSort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Forest
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Match and remove all tiles in the wonderful Mahjong Forest adventure journey. ------------- How To Play ------------- • Find and match triple of identical Mahjongg tiles. Remove all tiles to complete a board. • Keep tiles not more than 7 in the matching box. • Simple and addicting!
HexSort
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Drag colored hexes from the tray onto the board. Stack ten of the same color to clear them. Survive as long as you can. Pointy-top hex grid, soft shadows, satisfying snap on placement. No ads in your face, no virtual currency, no streak meters guilting you to play tomorrow. Features: • Two power-ups: undo move, reroll the tray • Best-score tracking, locally • Sound and music toggles • Works offline • iPhone and iPad • No accounts, no telemetry, no IDFA Some sort puzzles want you in the loop forever. This one is fine if you put it down. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexSort at none against Mahjong Forest's 7. HexSort also leads on ads (none vs shown). Mahjong Forest's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mahjong Forest sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. HexSort asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahjong Forest | HexSort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erol ARPA | AlchemAIze, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Mahjong Forest
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Coins 350$2.99
- Max Heart$2.99
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- Coins 850$5.99
- Rolly's Pack$6.99
- Journey Pack$7.99
- Coins 5000$29.99
HexSort
No in-app purchases
